Oct 28, 2015

Halloween New England Top Picks for Oct 29th-Nov 3rd, 2015

So many haunted attractions, so little time left! 
If you have ever wanted to attend haunted attractions on six consecutive nights--this is the week to do it!

Want to know  who is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week? Click on our Weeknight Guide to find out!

Need help deciding on where to go on Halloween? We have a list of everyone who will be Open on Halloween!

Not happy when Halloween is over but the itch persists to find more thrills? Out Sunday Night Guide will tell you which haunted attractions, hayrides, and corn mazes will be open on November 1st.

Top Halloween Event Picks for the Upcoming Week:
We've finally arrived at Halloween Week and there are plentiful ideas for how you can celebrate with costume parties, Halloween bashes, horror-genre inspired performances, historical ghost tales, and more. Here are our state-by-state highlights from this week's events calendar:

Connecticut will play host on Thursday, October 29th to the Haunted Hall Crawl & Costume Ball in New Haven, CT and you can get your fair share of mileage out of your costume this year if you follow it up with the Wadsworth Mansion Haunted Halloween Bash in Middletown, CT on Friday, October 30th.

What would a Halloween weekend be without an opportunity to see The Rocky Horror Show Experience? You're in luck because the Downtown Cabaret Theatre in Bridgeport, CT will be hosting the film and live floor show for you on Friday and Saturday, October 30th and 31st.
Hartford, CT is where you'll find the Hallowed History Lantern Tour at Cedar Hill Cemetery on Friday, October 30th.

New Hampshire
is busy with all kinds of Halloween events. Families can tour the Plainfield Pumpkin People display from the comfort of their car all along Rte 120 in Plainfield , NH on Thursday through Saturday, October 29th-31st.
For a change of scenery, runners may want don their glow necklaces to check out the nighttime Let's Glow 5k Run taking place along the Northern Rail Trail in Lebanon, NH on Friday night, October 30th.

The Strawbery Banke Museum's popular Halloween event "Ghosts on the Banke" is coming up in Portsmouth, NH on Friday and Saturday, October 30th and 31st, 2015. This event feature long-dead sea captains, 17th century shopkeepers and wayward pirates that haunt the streets of Portsmouth’s oldest neighborhood while kids can have safe trick or treating between the Banke's historic houses. You'll also be able to catch ghostly tales, improv skits, show off your costume in a parade, toast up by the bonfire and more.
If you attend Ghosts on the Banke on Saturday you can wrap up your time in downtown Portsmouth later that night with the annual Portsmouth NH Halloween Parade on Saturday, October 31st.

Rhode Island is buzzing with lots of Halloween events as well. Families will want to check out The Perfect Pumpkin Party at the Audubon Environmental Education Center in Bristol, RI on Saturday, October 31st. You will be able to try "pumpkin golf", pumpkin ring-toss and create pumpkin art. Children in costume will receive a special prize.
Newport will host the Spooky Aquarium and Exploration Center at the Easton's Beach Rotunda on Friday, October 30th through Sunday, November 1. This all ages event takes places inside the decorated aquarium where you'll encounter such "ancient sea monsters" as ominous octopus, ghoulish sharks, scary skates, and many new animals just in from Save The Bay's fall collection trips. Kids will also enjoy a scavenger hunt, story time and daily critter feedings.

If you take your themed costume parties seriously then "Some Enchanted Evening: A Great Gatsby Masquerade Party" may be for you! Find it at the Aldrich Mansion in Warwick, RI on Saturday, October 31st.
Shutterbugs looking for a new theme to their subject matter may be curious about the class "Photographing Stones and Souls in the Common Burial Ground" in Newport, RI on Saturday, October 31st.
The Jack-o'-lantern Spectacular at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, RI. wraps up its month-long run this Sunday but you can catch this event every night now through Sunday, November 1st.

In Massachusetts you will find Ghost Stories in the Gore Mansion in Waltham, MA on Friday, October 30th. It's the last weekend for Evil Dead: The Musical in Turners Falls, MA where you can catch performances on Friday and Saturday, October 30th & 31st. 
Say farewell to your jack-o-lanterns with a little enthusiasm at the Smashing Pumpkins Weekend at Fright Fest Six Flags New England in Agawam, MA on Saturday and Sunday, October 31st & November 1st.

Maine will help you dance your booty and your candy off at the Halloween Dance Party in Rockland, ME happening this Friday, October 30th.

Last Chance to WIN a Dunkin Donuts Gift Card from Dare to Scare
Dare to Scare is the unique free new app which allows haunt fans to participate in the action at a haunted house without even being at the attraction! You can watch live video feed from real haunted houses through the app and you remotely activate props and scares to trigger the customers' reactions--all from your phone.

In the spirit of the season, Dare to Scare is giving away a treat this Halloween where you can win a $25 Dunkin Donuts gift card. Visit Halloween New England's home page for contest details. Contest ends on October 31st so this is your last chance to enter!
Congratulations to Sabrina Desy who won the tickets to Fear Town Haunted House!

What has Halloween New England been up to?
We've been excited to make it to Fear Town in Seekonk, MA, Haunted Hill in Cumberland, RI, Amity Road Horror in Bethany, CT, Haunted Overload in Lee, NH, Seven Cedars Haunted Hayride in Smithfield, RI, Field of Screams in West Greenwich, RI,  The Haunted Isle in East Haven, CT.

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